Pricing & Ticket Limits

Accurate ticket pricing and quota boundaries ensure your competition remains profitable and legally compliant.

Ticket Limit Fields

Min tickets (_min_tickets):
- Minimum threshold of tickets that must be purchased for the competition to validate.
- If the deadline passes without reaching min tickets, the competition is marked as failed/cancelled or can be automatically extended.
Max tickets (_max_tickets):
- Absolute capacity of tickets available for this competition.
- Once sold out, ticket sales immediately lock down and trigger sold-out badges.
Max tickets per user (_max_tickets_per_user):
- Prevents single participants or syndicates from monopolizing tickets.
- Enforced across multiple separate orders for registered user accounts and guest billing emails.
Default ticket quantity (_default_ticket_quantity):
- Pre-selected ticket quantity loaded in the frontend number input and interactive range slider.
- If left empty, the competition inherits the global setting configured in Competitions > Settings > Display (defaults to 1 or minimum purchase quantity).

Ticket Pricing & Early Bird Sales

Price (_lottery_price): Standard unit price per ticket. Set to 0 for free entry draws.
Sale Price (_lottery_sale_price): Reduced price per ticket (ideal for Early Bird promotions).
Sale Schedule:
- From Date: Exact timestamp when early bird discount takes effect.
- To Date: Exact timestamp when early bird pricing returns to standard price.

Bulk Discount Tiers

Quantum Competitions includes a native tiered bulk pricing system that awards lower ticket costs when purchasing bundles (e.g., Buy 5+ for €2.50 each, Buy 10+ for €2.40 each), accompanied by 1-click quick preset buttons on the competition page.

See full setup instructions, builder widgets, and tier examples in the Bulk Discount Tiers Guide.